"Quality Improvement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The attainment or process of attaining a new level of performance or quality.
| Descriptor ID |
D058996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.293.754 N04.761.744
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality Improvement- Quality Improvement
- Improvement, Quality
- Improvements, Quality
- Quality Improvements
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quality Improvement" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2015 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 2016 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 2017 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2019 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 2020 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2022 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality Improvement" by people in Profiles.
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Medical Practice and the Climate Crisis. JAMA. 2024 08 13; 332(6):497-498.
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Anti-VEGF Pharmaceutical Prior Authorization in Retina Practices. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug 01; 142(8):716-721.
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Extended postpartum outcomes with systematic treatment of and management of postpartum hypertension program. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2024 Sep; 37:101138.
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Divergent Trends in Postoperative Length of Stay and Postdischarge Complications over Time. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 Sep; 50(9):630-637.
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Improving the Discharge Process at the VA Palo Alto Through Change Management and Implementation of Project Re-Engineered Discharge. Rehabil Nurs. 2024 May-Jun 01; 49(3):95-100.
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Using quality improvement to address social determinants of health needs in perinatal care. Semin Perinatol. 2024 Apr; 48(3):151908.
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The minimally invasive approach confers improved outcomes in frail cancer patients undergoing hepatectomy: an American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Jul; 28(7):1017-1026.
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A Dynamic Marketplace for Distributing Anesthesia Call: A Quality Improvement Initiative. J Med Syst. 2024 Mar 26; 48(1):34.
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Comment on: Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries. Br J Surg. 2024 Mar 02; 111(3).
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Improving Direct Admissions to Internal Medicine Services. J Patient Saf. 2024 Apr 01; 20(3):222-226.